Joe Fisher

A reading session conducted by Ms. Sulochana with the junior most children from the Children’s Home.

GFF Helps Nepal team Ms. Sulochana Thapa and Ms. Mei Quie Sherpa have been supporting the children from the child home in terms of their emotional development and upgrading them in terms of the character development and educational sessions that help enhance their wellbeing. This month we conducted reading sessions with the juniors and and reflection and relaxation session with the entire groups of children. Regular Friday session with children based on games, moral science, reading session and relaxation activities to improve the emotional and mental health of children.

Key Highlights

– Regular Friday Sessions
– Reading Exercises
-Reflection Sessions
– Games for refreshment
-Relaxation exercises for Mental Health

The sessions comprises of games and other activities to uplift the spirits of children living in the orphanage.

The sessions comprises of games and other activities to uplift the spirits of children living in the orphanage.

GFF Helps Team meets the ladies who has been sewing bags

It is quite difficult for several ladies to work after getting married. Due to family responsibilities and cultural norms of becoming a home-maker. However, these three ladies have broken the stereotype and are part of this project where they work for themselves besides having to shoulder a mountain of responsibilities. Reusable bags are eco-friendly and the materials of the product are adaptive to all kinds of printing, which is the major marketing strategy for selling. Apron’ making materials is being prepared by Mrs. Anju. The first phase of canvas items production is complete.

Sulochana Thapa, GFF Helps Volunteer is measuring and cutting cloth for Aprons in process.

Key Highlights

– Women Empowerment
– Financial freedom
– Skill upgrading
– Youth engagement

Detailed measurements being taken for preparation of the items.

Bags and Apron made of canvas reusable items in the process of designing.

Mrs. Samina and Mrs. Sanikala are a part of this project while, in terms of marketing these will be sold with of these ladies along with other women with potential to sell. Designing of the canva items with floral images and selling across of the materials with the support of the women group is ongoing at present.

Mei Quie Sherpa, GFF Helps Nepal Representative addressing the students on Mental Health Workshop

A good mental health and the impacts of bullying is negatively correlated. The session indented to focus on understanding the impacts of bullying on mental health. Children of Bal Kumari school Kapan will be engaging in the further sessions, where similar issues
faced by children in their lives, will be discussed with the help of a mystery book. These issues will be written by anonymous and discussed in the class openly. Unmasking the unhealthy experiences and giving it a channel to address those grieving moments within the safe circle of school and classrooms.

Key Highlights
Addressing bullying
Support to mental health

The adolescent children of Baal Kumari School

The psychosocial intervention Phase -II has begun at Srijanshil Rehabilitation and Special Educational School for the Disabled – SRSESD. With, the effective facilitation from Mr. Rampukar (Clinical Psychologist) both teachers, parents along with the school principal Mr. Krishna Lamsal, rendered their time and embraced the session with their full attention. The session comprised of courses on how to be an effective psychosocial support and prepare ways of managing the delayed developmental growth in the children. The upcoming session is to focus on Self-Care in the first week of April.

• Assessment & Diagnosis Session has been completed
• Preparation of Individual Case studies
• Training to teachers & Parents Management Session
• Self Care Training
• Advocacy& Lobbying
• Follow-up sessions

Mrs. Krishna Maya Bhujhel who is the mother of Kushal Bhujhel comments, “It was good session I will be coming again for the Self-Care session. I am happy!…..I learnt to teach my child small steps in making him self-dependent.”

 

 

Suriya Gamal’s elder brother Mr. Roshan Gamal’s says, “I desire my brother to learn and grow like most active children. But, shouldering livelihood and household responsibilities gives me very limited time to come for training courses….I learnt that every other person has to undergo schooling for years before becoming more capable. I need to be more patient as the changes will come slow, is what I have understood with today’s course..”